DECEMBER BULLETIN
|
December's Café-Croissant will be held at Hygge at Clifton Bay, 468 Clifton Road, Te Awanga, a great location for a French breakfast with their selection of «croissants». There is plenty of parking and a great opportunity to enjoy the sea views over breakfast.
So why not mark the date in your diary? Saturday 2nd December at 9:30am RSVP to Barbara with the number of croissants by Thursday 30th November It's a great opportunity for breakfast and chat in French, Frenglish or French. There will be a French speaking part of the table avec un petit drapeau français! RSVP by Thursday 30 November and include whether you would like croissants. Notre "Café-Croissant" vous permet de rencontrer des francophiles tout en prenant le petit-déjeuner ! |
|
|
Saturday 27 January 2024
BYO Picnic Secret location revealed on the day! Dress bleu, blanc et rouge (blue, white and red!) Free event - children, family & friends welcome Further details in the next newsletter |
|
|
|
Enjoy the slideshow of past pique-niques.
|
|
2024 lessons commence 8th February.
We offer 5 levels from beginner to advanced. Existing students will be sent re-enrolment information. If you are interested in lessons in 2024 please refer to the information on our website and register your interest here. The A1 beginner class will be restricted to 12 students in 2024 so we encourage beginners to register your interest early to avoid disappointment. |
|
|
For those that missed Chris Harrison’s wine tastings at our Ciné-Club gala, he has generously offered our supporters a discount for internet orders through to the end of December.
Beach House Wines have received a huge number of accolades, including a number of trophy and gold medals for wines currently available for purchase! Full details are on their website They are also a valued sponsor and supporter of AFHB! Visit www.beachhouse.co.nz for a 15% discount use coupon code "awards23" within the shopping cart, available until 31 December. You can also sign up to their newsletter on their website. (A $40 wine will cost $34 with discount) |
|
Social and Competitive Pétanque
|
Last Sunday AFHB participated in the Gerard Flaschner Memorial tournament with Napier Petanque. Our competitive and social participants enjoyed a wonderful social afternoon of petanque! Our thanks to AFHB participants and our wonderful hosts Napier Petanque!
For the record Napier Petanque won the competition 6-3, (98 points vs 75). However both Napier and Hastings based clubs are keen for interested AFHB members to get involved on a regular basis. Both clubs offer free tuition, spare boules for use by beginners and 3 free visits before deciding whether to join. Details on both clubs are as follows: Heretaunga Pétanque Club Inc Play Mon, Wed & Fri from 1:30pm Cornwall Park, Hastings [email protected] Annual subs $50, no further cost of participation |
|
Napier City Pétanque Inc
Play Tue, Thu and Sun from 1pm-3pm Nelson Park, Napier [email protected] Annual subs $60, no further cost of participation |
|
Cine-Club at Event
|
Un grand merci!
Thanks for supporting us this year! Our Ciné-Club season concluded on the 14th of November with our gala screening, enjoyed by 117 attendees in the biggest theatre! We will be announcing the new season in January 2024! À bientôt au cinéma |
|
|
|
|
French Friday Film & Food CHB
|
We had a great turn out in early November. Next year the format may change but we are hoping to continue French Friday Film and Food in some format. We will inform you early next year.
Merci - Thanks for your support and wishing you all the best for the rest of 2023 - meilleurs voeux! 
|
Soirées de Conversation
Napier Conversation Evening organised by Barbara, on Monday 27 November.
Havelock North Conversation Evening, organised by Belinda on Wednesday 6 December.
For new enquiries visit this link, send a message to either Belinda or Barbara, you will then be added to the monthly mailout (regular attendees please respond to the monthly email sent to you). Everyone is welcome.
Soirée virtuelle continues on non-Conversation Evening Mondays - contact James for more information.
Havelock North Conversation Evening, organised by Belinda on Wednesday 6 December.
For new enquiries visit this link, send a message to either Belinda or Barbara, you will then be added to the monthly mailout (regular attendees please respond to the monthly email sent to you). Everyone is welcome.
Soirée virtuelle continues on non-Conversation Evening Mondays - contact James for more information.
Support our sponsors
Remember to support our sponsors. We will be seeing a lot of them at the French Film Festival.
Click here to meet our sponsors.
Click here to meet our sponsors.
|
Join us... on Social Media et voilà!
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for photos,
French articles, resources, movie recommendations and much more. See below for our latest posts: |
|